Educate Employers on Healthier, Safer Work Practices

Join a dynamic field that makes the workplace a safer place when you become an occupational
safety and health specialist. With your Occupational Safety and Health Bachelor of
Science from University of Houston-Clear Lake, you'll develop skills to anticipate,
recognize and evaluate potential hazards. Through hands-on assignments and real-world
experiences, you'll be equipped with the knowledge needed to make the workplace safer
for employees as well as the community and environment. Choose between our industrial
hygiene and safety specializations to align with your desired career path.

Safety Specialization

Focuses on anticipation, identification and evaluation of hazardous conditions and
practices. Geared more towards engineering and physics aspect of safety, ergonomics
and management of occupational safety and health programs and regulations.

All UHCL undergraduate degree plans in industrial hygiene and safety are endorsed
by ABET, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. They're also approved
by the Institute for Safety and Health Management, and taught by skilled faculty who
are fully certified in the field of industrial hygiene and safety.

Land a Rewarding Career While Fulfilling a Regional Need

With successful completion of your degree, you'll be qualified for a variety of lucrative
jobs in the occupational health and safety fields. Most graduates of programs with
the industrial hygiene or safety specializations find immediate post-graduate employment
with oil and gas companies, OSHA, manufacturers, construction companies or chemical
plants. Nationally, the Gulf Coast is a leading employer of health and safety professionals.
Equipped with the knowledge and practice you will receive with the Occupational Safety
and Health B.S. from UHCL, your professional options include occupational health and
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Admission Requirements

Take your education to new heights in University of Houston-Clear Lake's College of
Science and Engineering. Learn the next steps to being admitted now.

Cost Information

Deadlines for Applying

Freshman Deadlines

Summer 2019

Priority - February 1Final (Summer Session I) - June 10*Final (Summer Session II) - July 15**Online application closes May 21. Freshman students applying after May 21 must submit
all required documents along with paper application to the Office of Admissions.

Online applications close for transfer students after the Priority Deadline. Students
who apply after the priority deadline must submit all required documentation with
their paper application to the Office of Admissions and will be processed for late
registration.

International Deadlines

Fall

Priority – March 1Final – June 1

Spring

Priority – August 1Final – November 1

Summer*

Priority – February 1Final – April 20

Students interested in qualifying for scholarships &/or applying for visas outside
the U.S. should apply and submit the application documents/test scores by the priority
deadline

*International freshmen applicants will not be accepted for Summer semester.

Locations

University of Houston-Clear Lake

Accreditations and Distinctions

UHCL is one of only 10 U.S. universities with computing programs accredited under
three different curriculum guidelines of ABET. The College of Science and Engineering’s
undergraduate degree program in computer engineering is accredited by the Engineering
Accreditation Commission of ABET, while its computer science and computer information
systems undergraduate programs are accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission
of ABET. The undergraduate occupational safety and health sub-plans for safety and
industrial hygiene are accredited by the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation
Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org. Our chemistry degree program is accredited by the American Chemical Society.